Animania+Content+Analysis

=Animania Content Analysis=


 * Animania** is an educational board game designed for children ages 7-10 years of age. It is specifically designed for second graders to assist them in mastering their life science standards. It is designed to have children explore the different types of animals and their corresponding life cycle.

The smallest unit of information || There are six different types of animals Animals all have a life cycle The life cycle of an animal depends on its type || Identifying an animal and its life cycle allows you to master that animal and return it to the zoo. || Categories of things with a common name and critical attributes || What is a mammal? What is a reptile? What is an amphibian? What is a bird, fish, insect? What is the life cycle of a mammal, bird fish, amphibian, reptile, insect? How is the life cycle of an insect different than a mammal? || This game reiterates, reinforces the animal types, life cycles and differences between animals. || If-Then relationships between concepts || If an animal is a mammal then it has certain characteristics and a specific life cycle If an animal is an insect, bird, fish, reptile or amphibian then it has certain characteristics and a specfic life cycle. || This game does allow for some different levels by adding in questions about tricky or more difficult or subtle differences between animals. || Step by step actions in a series || Each animal has specific characteristics that make it fit into its category. An animal also has a certain life cycle in order for it to be classified as that type of animal Ex: Mammal - warm blooded, has fur or hair, takes care of its babies, gives milk to its young, has live babies. Its life cycle includes - baby, youth, teenager, adult, reproducing adult, death || The game focuses on mastering an animal by answering a question about it and one about its life cycle. || Natural or routine sequences of events || An animal must be identified as a certain type, its life cycle identified in the right order. || This game focuses on identifying the correct animal type and its correct life cycle until all types have been identified. || Unpredictable happenings || Two different types of animals may have very similar life cycles. Some animals may seem to fit into two categories. Only two types of mammals do not have live babies and some animals in other categories besides mammals do take care of their young. || Some animal type and life cycle questions will be difficult as some animals overlap in characteristics and in life cycle. || The backdrop for all the content || Animals live in certain types of habitats - these include the ocean, ponds, desert, forest, trees, and land. || The animal habitats are part of the board as well as the zoo. The animals have escaped the zoo and are loose in their habitats. Players must answer a question about the animals in order to be given a replica of that animal and retrun all six animal types to the zoo in order to win and be given animania status. || The roles or points of view from which people look at and interact with this content || The game audience is second grade students who are learning about animal types and their life cycles in science. || Players take the role of animal research scientist, trying to figure out what type of animal is asked in the question, obtaining all six types and returning them to the zoo. ||
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